It was late at night in the Eastern Palace.
The banquet hall of the Eastern Palace was ablaze with lights and a lively scene.
Li Jiancheng sat at the head of the table, looking very excited. In particular, both sides of his cheeks were already flushed red. This was a sign that he had drunk a lot of wine. He was a little drunk and couldn't handle the alcohol.
Li Yuanji, Wei Zheng, and the armored Zhang Qucheng were also in the hall. Apart from the subordinates of the Eastern Palace, everyone else was present. The banquet tonight was to celebrate Zhang Qucheng's submission, which was why there was such a scene.
And by now, the banquet had been over three rounds of wine and five dishes. The subordinates of the Eastern Palace were all drunk. Some of them had even lost consciousness.
But there was someone in the crowd who was sober.
That was Wang Ke.
As a rank-seven deputy, Wang Ke's rank was very low, and he sat at the end of the table. So, he only drank a few cups in response to the toast. He said that he did not drink much because his body had not fully recovered, so he did not drink much.
Of course, Wei Zheng was also sober.
Li Jiancheng had not planned to invite Wang Ke to tonight's banquet. After the previous incident, Li Jiancheng looked at Wang Ke with some awkwardness, which needed time to resolve.
However, Wei Zheng had suggested that Li Jiancheng call Wang Bei over. That was why Wang Bei had participated.
Wang Ke was secretly Du Qi's man.
He still had to stay in the Eastern Palace, so Wang Ke did not get angry with Li Jiancheng. Instead, he took the initiative to toast Li Jiancheng, saying that he did not plan well and caused Li Jiancheng to be affected. He took all the blame.
This made Li Jiancheng feel better.
He saw that Wang Ke was no longer estranged.
After Wang Ke took all the blame, Li Jiancheng did not feel any guilt. Instead, it was Wang Ke who did not plan well and caused Li Jiancheng to be affected.
Li Jiancheng was delighted and asked about Wang Ke's injuries.
It was now late at night.
Li Jiancheng was a little drunk, so he waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Everyone, tonight's banquet can be said to be enjoyable. It's about time. Those who should go back should go back. "
When he said this, everyone agreed.
However, each and every one of them spoke in a dispirited tone as they lazily stood up and left.
Li Jiancheng's gaze landed on Zhang Qucheng. The current Zhang Qucheng was also drunk, and his eyes were blurry. However, Zhang Qucheng's mind was still clear. He was not really drunk.
Li Jiancheng said with a smile, "General Zhang, are you satisfied with the banquet tonight?"
"Yes, yes!"
Zhang Qucheng drank to his heart's content tonight.
When he was serving the King of Qin, he had always been restrained and did not dare to drink so boldly. Moreover, the Duke of Qin's estate had never held such a celebration banquet. Therefore, in comparison, Zhang Qucheng naturally preferred the Eastern Palace. There was wine to drink, and there was no need to be restrained. It was really comfortable.
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "It's good that General Zhang is satisfied. Tonight's banquet is for you. If you're not satisfied. If that's the case, then this banquet will be meaningless. "
Zhang Qucheng said, "The Crown Prince's great kindness, Zhang Zhang has nothing to repay, I can only serve you with my life."
"Hahaha …"
Li Jiancheng was pleased with himself.
Wei Zheng sat below and watched Li Jiancheng and Zhang Qucheng talk. He frowned and sighed in his heart. He felt that this situation was not a good one.
However, this was a happy occasion. Wei Zheng did not disturb them.
He did not want to get into trouble.
Wei Zheng's mind drifted. He remembered that the Eastern Palace originally had another Crown Prince, Li Gang, who was in charge of teaching Li Jiancheng. Unfortunately, Li Gang was not happy with Li Jiancheng's advice, so Li Gang did not come to the Eastern Palace for the roll call.
Wei Zheng thought that if Li Gang was here, he might be able to persuade Li Jiancheng.
Unfortunately …
Li Jiancheng did not notice Wei Zheng's expression. Instead, he said excitedly, "Minister Zhang, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself tonight. In addition to pledging allegiance to me, I'll give you a songstress tonight. Also, where is Wang Bei? "
"Your servant is here!"
Wang Bei hurriedly stood up.
He bowed respectfully to Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng ordered, "Wang Bei, you're in charge of sending Minister Zhang home. You must send him home, understand?"
"Yes!"
Wang Bei bowed and answered.
Although Wang Bei agreed, he felt a trace of resentment in his heart.
Although Wang Bei came from a poor family, he was still a scholar. As a scholar, he naturally resisted martial artists, especially martial artists like Zhang Qucheng. Wang Bei looked down on them from the bottom of his heart.
Li Jiancheng asked him to send Zhang Qucheng, so one could imagine Wang Bei's mood. However, Wang Bei was already working for Du Qi, so he just thought about Li Jiancheng's random arrangement and did not really care.
In any case, he had already betrayed the Crown Prince.
Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Go!"
"Yes!"
Wang Bei immediately stepped forward and helped Zhang Qucheng out. After leaving the Eastern Palace, there were two carriages. One carriage was the songstress Li Jiancheng gave Zhang Qucheng, and the other carriage was empty.
Because Zhang Qucheng was a little drunk, Wang Bei helped Zhang Qucheng into the carriage and prepared to follow. However, as soon as he boarded the carriage, Zhang Qucheng's eyes widened as he stared drunkenly at Wang Bei and berated, "You, get off!!"
"What?"
Wang Ke didn't seem to understand.
He was going to send Zhang Qucheng back. How did it become him getting out?
Zhang Qucheng stroked the curly beard under his chin and said in a muffled voice, "Let the songstress come over. You get into the carriage behind and have your own carriage. I'm a man. How can I be in the same carriage as you? "
Wang Bei's face suddenly turned livid.
He was furious.
Zhang Qucheng had gone too far.
Wang Bei clenched his fists, but immediately loosened them. He was now just a seventh-rank officer, but Zhang Qucheng was different. Zhang Qucheng was now a popular person in the Crown Prince's residence.
He could not afford to offend such a person. In the end, Wang He chose to swallow his anger and obediently got out of the carriage. He went to the carriage behind and let the singer get out of the carriage to accompany Zhang Qucheng.
Sitting in the carriage, Wang Bei was angry. He was angry at Zhang Qucheng's arrogance and even more angry at Crown Prince Li Jiancheng's stupidity. Recruiting such an arrogant person was clearly causing trouble for him.
Wang Bei was angry, but not much. He was more glad that he had a second choice.
He could follow Du Qi.
No matter what happened to the Eastern Palace, he still had a way out.
The carriage slowly went along the dark official road to Zhang Qucheng's residence. Wang Bei sat in the carriage, but from time to time, he could hear coquettish laughter from the carriage in front of him, as well as other decadent sounds.
Wang Bei's face was as black as a pot, and he looked very unhappy.
It was too hateful.
Even though it was night, Zhang Qucheng's behavior in the carriage was really disgusting. Wang Bei could only endure and not listen to the sounds along the way.
Wang Bei did not know how much time had passed before the carriage finally stopped and arrived at Zhang Qucheng's residence. Wang Bei watched Zhang Qucheng enter the residence with the songstress in his arms. His face twitched, and he waved his sleeves and turned to leave.
He was now riding the carriage back to his home.
It was quiet along the way.
When Wang Bei returned home, his wife had not yet rested and was still mending with an oil lamp. Wang Bei asked his wife to rest early, but his wife was unwilling, saying that she had to hurry. She also said that she had recovered after taking medicine and was fine.
Wang Bei wanted to persuade her, but he could not.
Wang Bei simply went about his own business. He wrote down Zhang Qucheng's affairs, organized them into a book, and prepared to hand it to Du Qi and let him know the news.
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